Read this excerpt from The Land Part 4
How does Mitchell ensure that he is invited on the trip with
Paul and Paul's father?
"If it makes no difference," I said, "then just go ahead and
mess up and end up not going. You figure you want to go,
though, then you treat those horses like you always do
and you keep your temper, even around your daddy."
Mitchell didn't say anything. He just gave me a look and
walked away, but I knew I'd gotten to him.
by keeping his temper in check in front of Paul's father
O by convincing Paul to ask him to go with them
O by doing extra work with Paul's father's horses
O by talking to Paul's father about the trip